August 1st, 2022
Hello everyone! We are now finishing up our 2022 Summer Semester here at NSMA and mid-month we will be starting our 2022 Fall Semester. It has been nice having a lighter schedule over the summer, but I’m excited to see everyone back for lessons this fall. I am also thrilled to say that we will be 100% in-person for the first time since March 2020! Here are some important dates and reminders for this month and looking ahead to this fall.
2022 Summer Semester: runs through Tuesday August 9th. The 2022 Fall Semester begins Sunday August 14th and runs through Thursday December 22nd.
Fall Update Letter: I will be emailing a Fall Update Letter to all students/parents/guardians when the fall semester begins. Please read through that and mark important dates!
Covid-19 Travel Update: Families traveling for vacations are not required to do an online lesson upon returning from trips but may request one if they wish. Please let me know all of your travel plans ASAP and we can easily do an online lesson after returning to town.
MASKS: CBJ now has us in the low risk category, however – ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS AND INSTRUMENT, MUST WEAR A MASK DURING LESSONS. I will be staying on top of the city regulations and will keep everyone updated with any changes.
Tuition Payment Reminder: Tuition payments are due at the first lesson of every month with a grace period until the 10th of the month. If tuition is received after the 10th of the month, a $25.00 late fee will be assessed. Please drop off physical payments with your student at lesson, send in the mail or you can drop it off any time in the secure white drop box attached to the studio entrance. Please do not come up to the studio to drop off payment if it is not your student’s lesson time, and please do not come up to the main house for any reason. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
New Students: We have a few openings left for the 2022 Fall Semester! Please contact us at megan.e.felts@gmail.com or (907) 500-7455 for more information.
Music Around Town:
The Juneau Symphony will be hosting a Summer Strings Camp for children 2nd-6th grade August 1-5, please visit their website for more information, www.juneausymphony.org.
The JAHC Community Calendar has plenty more opportunities for in-person as well as virtual fun!!
July 1st, 2022
Hello everyone and welcome to the half-way point in our 2022 Summer Semester! I’ve been loving the gorgeous weather we’ve been having and I’m so, so glad that the heat pump in the studio can also do AC so we’re cool and comfortable on these hot days! There are some big things going on this month, please read through this carefully and make note of the important dates!!
4th of July: we will NOT have lessons on Monday July 4th. All lessons on that day have now been rescheduled or canceled, please let me know ASAP if your plans have changed. Enjoy the holiday!
2022 Fall Semester Registration: Registration for continuing students for the 2022 Fall Registration is now open! All continuing students will be guaranteed (as long as the scheduling works out!) lessons as long as you register by July 31st. Contact me earlier rather than later for a better chance of getting your first day/time preference for lessons! New students will be placed on the wait list and contacted towards the end of July/beginning of August to see if there is space available.
2022 Summer Semester: runs through Tuesday August 9th. The 2022 Fall Semester begins Sunday August 14th and runs through Thursday December 22nd.
Covid-19 Travel Update: Families traveling for vacations are not required to do an online lesson upon returning from trips but may request one if they wish. Please let me know all of your travel plans ASAP and we can easily do an online lesson after returning to town.
MASKS: CBJ now has us in the low risk category, however – ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS AND INSTRUMENT, MUST WEAR A MASK DURING LESSONS. I will be staying on top of the city regulations and will keep everyone updated with any changes.
Tuition Payment Reminder: Tuition payments are due at the first lesson of every month with a grace period until the 10th of the month. If tuition is received after the 10th of the month, a $25.00 late fee will be assessed. Please drop off physical payments with your student at lesson, send in the mail or you can drop it off any time in the secure white drop box attached to the studio entrance. Please do not come up to the studio to drop off payment if it is not your student’s lesson time, and please do not come up to the main house for any reason. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
New Students: We have a few openings left for the 2022 Summer Semester! We also have a wait list started for the 2022 Fall Semester. Please contact us at megan.e.felts@gmail.com or (907) 500-7455 for more information.
Music Around Town:
The Juneau Symphony will be hosting a Summer Strings Camp for children 2nd-6th grade August 1-5, please visit their website for more information, www.juneausymphony.org.
The JAHC Community Calendar has plenty more opportunities for in-person as well as virtual fun!!
June 1st, 2022
Welcome to the 2022 Summer Semester here at NSMA! Great job to everyone who participated in the last virtual recital of the 2021/22 school year, I’m proud of all the hard work that went into creating your wonderful songs. Congratulations to our recent high school graduates, we will miss you!! We’ve been having such wonderful weather, I know it’s hard to carve out the time on days like these for lessons but I so do appreciate seeing everyone this week for the beginning of summer lessons! Here are some important reminders for this month and the rest of the summer.
YES to Lessons: We DO have lessons on Father’s Day Sunday 6/19. Please let me know if you/your student will not be attending lessons that day, the normal cancelation policy will still apply.
4th of July: We DO NOT have lessons on Monday 7/4. Mid-June I will be emailing students with lessons that day to see if anyone would like to reschedule their 7/4 lesson to another day that week.
Covid-19 Travel Update: Families traveling for vacations are not required to do an online lesson upon returning from trips but may request one if they wish. Please let me know all of your travel plans ASAP and we can easily do an online lesson after returning to town.
MASKS: CBJ now has us in the low risk category, however – ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS AND INSTRUMENT, MUST WEAR A MASK DURING LESSONS. I will be staying on top of the city regulations and will keep everyone updated with any changes.
Tuition Payment Reminder: Tuition payments are due at the first lesson of every month with a grace period until the 10th of the month. If tuition is received after the 10th of the month, a $25.00 late fee will be assessed. Please drop off physical payments with your student at lesson, send in the mail or you can drop it off any time in the secure white drop box attached to the mailbox post. Please do not come up to the studio to drop off payment if it is not your student’s lesson time, and please do not come up to the main house for any reason. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
New Students: We have a few openings left for the 2022 Summer Semester! We also have a wait list started for the 2022 Fall Semester. Please contact us at megan.e.felts@gmail.com or (907) 500-7455 for more information.
Music Around Town:
The Juneau Symphony will be performing “A Night at the Oscars” 6/11 and 6/12 at JDHS. Tickets and more information are available on their website, www.juneausymphony.org.
The JAHC Community Calendar has plenty more opportunities for in-person as well as virtual fun!!
May 1st, 2022
Hello everyone! We have come to the end of our 2022 Spring Semester here at NSMA and I’m much looking forward to a summer filled with fun and family time! We’ve got quite a bit going on this month, so please read through the information and reminders below!
Virtual Spring Recital: We have been working hard on our last recital pieces of the 2021/22 school year! All students doing in-person lessons may choose to record their recital videos in lessons, but if videos are done at home they must be sent to me by 5:00pm Thursday May 19th. Videos received after that date will not be included on the recital link. I am hopeful that this will be our final virtual recital and that we will be back to in-person recitals next fall!
End of Spring Semester/Beginning of Summer Semester: The final day of the 2022 Spring Semester is Thursday May 19th. There will be no lessons held Friday May 20th through Saturday May 28th. The 2022 Summer Semester will begin on Sunday May 29th. ALL LESSONS WILL BE HELD IN-PERSON STARTING MAY 29TH REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS.
YES To Lessons: We DO have lessons on all one day holidays! That includes Easter Sunday 4/17 and Mother’s Day Sunday 5/08. Please let me know if you/your student will not be attending lessons that day, the regular cancelation policy will still apply.
Covid-19 Travel Update: I have had quite a few students this semester traveling for school and/or sports trips who ended up getting Covid or had someone on their trip get Covid. Due to that, I am requiring all students who travel for school/sports trips do one online lesson upon returning from their trip. Families traveling for vacations are not required to do an online lesson upon returning from trips but may request one if they wish. Please let me know all of your travel plans ASAP and we can easily do an online lesson after returning to town.
MASKS: CBJ now has us in the low risk category, however – ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS AND INSTRUMENT, MUST WEAR A MASK DURING LESSONS. I will be staying on top of the city regulations and will keep everyone updated with any changes.
Tuition Payment Reminder: Tuition payments are due at the first lesson of every month with a grace period until the 10th of the month. If tuition is received after the 10th of the month, a $25.00 late fee will be assessed. Please drop off physical payments with your student at lesson, send in the mail or you can drop it off any time in the secure white drop box attached to the mailbox post. Please do not come up to the studio to drop off payment if it is not your student’s lesson time, and please do not come up to the main house for any reason. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
New Students: We will definitely have openings for the 2022 Summer Semester! We also have a wait list started for the 2022 Fall Semester. Please contact us at megan.e.felts@gmail.com or (907) 500-7455 for more information.
Music Around Town:
Perseverance Theater will be performing “Fun Home” through May 15th. Tickets and more information are available on their website, www.ptalaska.org.
The Juneau Symphony will be performing Musicians’ Favorites May 1st, tickets and more information are available on their website, www.juneausymphony.org.
JDHS will be performing their Musical Theater Showcase May 6 & 7 at the JDHS auditorium.
Juneau Jazz & Classics will be presenting their annual Spring Music Festival May 9-14. Tickets and more information are available on their website, www.jazzandclassics.org.
Juneau Lyric Opera presents “An Afternoon of Ave Marias” on May 22nd. Tickets and more information are available on their website, www.juneauopera.org.
Juneau Lyric Opera presents “Three Men and A Sword” on May 28th. Tickets and more information are available on their website, www.juneauopera.org.
The JAHC Community Calendar has plenty more opportunities for in-person as well as virtual fun!!
April 1st, 2022
Hello everyone! Welcome to spring here at NSMA, I hope everyone had a great Spring Break at the end of last month. We’re pushing forward with our 2022 Spring Semester – it’s crazy to think that we only have seven weeks left until the end of the semester! Here are some important reminders and information for this month and looking forward.
Spring Recital: The final recital of our 2021/22 school year is our annual Spring Recital in May. This will once again be a virtual, online recital due to Covid (hopefully the last virtual recital as I hope to return to in-person recitals next fall!). Spring Recital videos are due by Thursday May 19th at 5:00pm.
YES To Lessons: We DO have lessons on all one day holidays! That includes Easter Sunday 4/17 and Mother’s Day Sunday 5/08. Please let me know if you/your student will not be attending lessons that day, the regular cancelation policy will still apply.
Covid-19 Travel Update: I have had quite a few students this semester traveling for school and/or sports trips who ended up getting Covid or had someone on their trip get Covid. Due to that, I am requiring all students who travel for school/sports trips do one online lesson upon returning from their trip. Families traveling for vacations are not required to do an online lesson upon returning from trips but may request one if they wish. Please let me know all of your travel plans ASAP and we can easily do an online lesson after returning to town.
Spring to Summer Semesters: The 2022 Spring Semester runs through Thursday May 19th. There will be no lessons Sunday May 22nd through Saturday May 28th. The 2022 Summer Semester will begin Sunday May 29th.
MASKS: CBJ now has us in the low risk category, however – ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS AND INSTRUMENT, MUST WEAR A MASK DURING LESSONS. I will be staying on top of the city regulations and will keep everyone updated with any changes.
Online Lessons: Online lessons will only be given to unvaccinated voice students, all other students are required to take in-person lessons. In-person students may only request online lessons due to health/Covid related reasons, no online lessons will be given for any other reason for regularly in-person students.
Tuition Payment Reminder: Tuition payments are due at the first lesson of every month with a grace period until the 10th of the month. If tuition is received after the 10th of the month, a $25.00 late fee will be assessed. Please drop off physical payments with your student at lesson, send in the mail or you can drop it off any time in the secure white drop box attached to the mailbox post. Please do not come up to the studio to drop off payment if it is not your student’s lesson time, and please do not come up to the main house for any reason. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
New Students: We have extremely limited openings for new students for the 2022 Spring Semester, and I do have also a wait list started. We will definitely have openings for the 2022 Summer Semester! Please contact us at megan.e.felts@gmail.com or (907) 500-7455 for more information.
Music Around Town:
The Alaska Folk Festival is back! Festival performances are April 4-10. More information is available on their website, www.akfolkfest.org.
Perseverance Theater will be performing the musical “Fun Home” April 22 through May 8. Tickets and more information are available on their website, www.ptalaska.org.
The Juneau Symphony will be performing Musicians’ Favorites April 30, tickets and more information are available on their website, www.juneausymphony.org.
The JAHC Community Calendar has plenty more opportunities for in-person as well as virtual fun!!